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Davis County planning panel approves Centerville’s 1,000,000‑gallon buried water tank with conditions
Summary
The Davis County Planning Commission approved a conditional‑use permit allowing Centerville City to construct a buried 1,000,000‑gallon water tank on city‑owned land that lies in unincorporated county, subject to a county building permit, annexation within two years and submission of the city’s geotechnical report.
The Davis County Planning Commission voted to approve a conditional‑use permit for Centerville City to construct a buried 1,000,000‑gallon water tank on Parcel 020070003, after a staff presentation and public comment. The permit passed by voice vote with conditions requiring a Davis County building permit, that the property be annexed into Centerville City within two years and that Centerville provide the county with its geotechnical report.
Jeff, planning staff, told the commission the project came to county review after the city’s GIS incorrectly showed the tank site inside the city; the portion of the parcel where the tank will sit is in unincorporated Davis County, so county approval is required. Kevin Campbell, Centerville City engineer, described the tank as reinforced concrete designed to replace an existing exposed steel tank and said it will be similar to other 1,000,000‑gallon tanks the city has built.
“It’s about a 100 feet in diameter and about 20 feet tall — a cylinder reinforced concrete,” Kevin Campbell said, summarizing the design and examples of similar tanks the city has constructed.
Campbell and staff addressed technical and neighborhood concerns raised during the public hearing. Campbell said the tank design accounts for seismic loading, the piping includes flexibility and remote‑operable valving, and the excavation will be backfilled with erosion‑control fabric and native plantings. He said the city’s water supply for the tanks comes primarily from its wells (about 75%) supplemented by contract water from Beaver Basin (roughly 25–30%).
A nearby resident, Austin Maycomb, questioned whether construction would destabilize the slope above Oak Ridge Drive and whether the work would change public access along Firebreak Road. Staff said the project footprint is below the Weber Basin aqueduct easement and will not affect the easement or public trail access; erosion control and a retention basin were designed to infiltrate runoff and to limit short‑duration surface flow.
Commissioners asked whether Davis County would require an independent geotechnical review. Staff said the county would accept the city’s geotechnical analysis but requested that Centerville provide the report to be on file with the county, which was included as a motion condition. Campbell said the city had engaged GeoStrata for geotechnical work and ESI Engineering as the city engineer of record.
The commission also clarified fencing and landscaping: fencing will secure the tank and access road (not a full perimeter fence), and the city will fund planting roughly 2,000 native plants, with a local group assisting in installation and hand‑watering to establish vegetation.
The commission approved the permit with the conditions recommended by staff and as amended during the meeting. The county will require the building permit before construction proceeds; Centerville representatives said construction is planned for the coming summer with a target completion in 2025, pending EPA reviews of quality control documents.
